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Rolling Thunder
A recently-returned Vietnam POW loses his family and his right hand during a violent home invasion, and seeks retribution against those responsible.
1977 · Directed by John Flynn · 100 min · Drama · Thriller · Action · Crime · 13 frames
Tagline
Major Charles Rane has come home to war!
Crew
- Screenplay: Heywood Gould, Paul Schrader
- Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth
- Edited by: Frank P. Keller
- Music: Barry De Vorzon
- Produced by: Norman T. Herman
Cast
- William Devane as Major Charles Rane
- Tommy Lee Jones as Johnny Vohden
- Linda Haynes as Linda Forchet
- James Best as Texan
- Dabney Coleman as Maxwell
- Lisa Blake Richards as Janet
- Luke Askew as Automatic Slim
- Lawrason Driscoll as Cliff
- James Victor as Lopez
- Cassie Yates as Candy
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: American International Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions
- Budget: $2,000,000
- Themes: vietnam veteran, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), repayment, prisoner of war, motel, flashback, revenge, shootout, home invasion, hook for a hand
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